The first internationally-branded hotel to open in Banbury welcomed its first guests last month.
The 120-room Holiday Inn Express is located at stroud Park, off junction 11 of the M40. With rates from £59.95 a night, it is one of the first to display the new branding, which Holiday Inn is currently rolling out (see talking Business on page 30 for more).
Burnley too, will acquire a Holiday Inn Express in September. 102-room property, which opens on Pendle Way, off the M65, will have four meeting rooms seating up to 18 delegates